Deputy Minister of Tourism of South Africa; Ms. Tokozile Xasa in partnership with the City of Tshwane will host the Women in Tourism Conference aimed at addressing economic issues and sharing information for economic empowerment amongst women in the sector.
The conference, initially launched in 2014, where focus was placed mainly on the fundamental issues of personal development and competitive advantage within the economic sphere, is a platform established to drive programmes that support the development and empowerment of women in the tourism sector.
It recognized the challenges faced by striving women entrepreneurs at the bottom end of the tourism value economic chain and identified intervention measures that will assist in realizing the WiT agenda.
Source: South Africa Department of Tourism
Oral Ofori is Founder and Publisher at www.TheAfricanDream.net, a digital storyteller and producer, and also an information and research consultant.
